TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan 20 (PIA) –Do not ever mistake her beauty as that of the stereotype weaker sex.
Standing with her royal court, Miss Valencia 2023, Antonette Tagud, is definitely gorgeous in her red glittering spaghetti gown, maybe a notch better than the rest, but behind that slim arms cradling that fresh bouquet of flowers hide lethal muscles than can maim one to easy submission.
Tagud, who calls for everyone to inspire each other to make cleanliness and proper hygiene a habit to avert yet another pandemic, bested 12 other candidates in the recently concluded posh pageant as part of the nightly activities to herald the feast day of the Santo Nino, Valencia’s patron saint.
She must never to be mistaken, or one will have to suffer nasty consequences.
Behind the sophisticated beauty and grace of Tagud, who came to the town’s most prestigious pageant sponsored by a prominent business establishment in Canmanico; D.U. Pie Gasoline Station, is an athlete who has a lethal strike in her arsenal.
A confident 22 years old candidate who didn’t falter in the night’s glamor and dazzle of streaking light, Tagud is no stranger to the physical and psychological stress of being in front of crowds, to rattle her veins.
Having been a representative of Bohol in the Palarong Pambansa national games for two times in arnis, her welcome introduction was more of a gracious pugay (salute) among candidates, before she adeptly parries her internal fears to make the final stab towards her dazzling coronation as the town’s ambassadress and official candidate to the bigger, grander and more prestigious stage in the upcoming Miss Bohol pageant.
Valencia Mayor Dionisio Neil Balite, who personally serenaded the candidates, said he is glad Miss Valencia has bounced back after years of pandemic restrictions.
Co-presented with the civil society of Valencia, Project Chair Rotarian Louella Bantol said Miss Valencia 2023 has local business establishments joining, instead of burdening barangays with the candidate’s participation in the pageant.
Coming in as a perfect training ground for the town’s young women to become confident, assertive and outward-looking in their personal advocacies in life, Miss Valencia has been a coveted beauty and brains competition that young Valencianhons eagerly anticipate.
Miss Valencia 2023 is Antonette Tagud, 22 years old. She has won medals in the provincial regional national level for arnis.
The prolific and gorgeous Tagud also won the special award in Best in Evening Gown as well as SMART People’s Choice Award, Miss Pantene, Face of the Night and Miss Radiant Skin International, a sponsored award she received with Miss Ma. Terenz Cagulada.
Completing her royal court is First Runner Up, Miss Ma. Terenz Cagulada, 22 years, who came to the pageant through Durban' s View Beach Resort.
Cagulada also came home with the Best in Production Number, Best in Advocacy Award, as well as Miss BM Salon.
Second runner up was Miss Eda Mild Taga-amo, 18 years and who came to the pageant via Glam Browscape Aesthetic Clinic sponsorship.
She was also Miss Photogenic and Miss Cignal.
Third Runner Up was Miss Jenyl Daling, 20 years and was in competition courtesy of Bohol Limestone Corporation.
Daling also came home with Best in I Story award.
Fourth Runner Up was Miss Gwenefer Cagata, 18 years old and was sponsored by RLim's Community Pharmacy and Medical Clinic.
Cagata was also Best in Swimsuit, Miss Talent, Miss Rotary Club International and Miss Brilliant Skin.
Other big winners for the night were Juliana Mae Balistoy who was awarded Miss Congeniality and Face of Devaness; Psyche Maestre as Miss LR Tea Food Station and Veverly Tagud as Miss Save and Earn.
The pageant’s judges were businesswoman and former Miss Bohol Runner Up Genevive Jamisola, social media influences and chef Paolo Rigotti, psychologist, globetrotter and restaurateur Marie Josephine Yamada, Doctor and Rotatarian Kazan Baluyot, singer and songwriter Eva Santos, youth and campus leader Vann Lawrence Aumentado and beauty queen and the quintessential Boholana, Queenie Melody Fullante. (PIA-7/Bohol)
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